S6 McGILP — New Rpcord for South Australia. 



larly, the ^-watt and daylight types of lamps take only about 

 one half of the current used by the metal filament vacuum lamp. 

 The sales of both the Mazda lamps are controlled by the Aus- 

 tralian General Electric Company. 



Mew Record for South Australia. 



—J. Neil McGilp, R.A.O.U.— 



Red-winged Parrot [Aprosmictus erythropterus) . 



On the 21st January, 1920, a Red-winged Parrot was taken 

 on Moolawatana Station. This station is approximately 100 

 miles from New South Wales border, and 500 miles from Ade- 

 laide. 



My employe stated that he noticed the bird in a large Gum 

 Creek, and, as it was new to him, he shot it with a .32 bore rifle, 

 after much difiSculty, as the parrot was very shy. He also 

 reported that when flying, the bird had a peculiar action, not 

 unlike the Grallina cyanoleuca. and tluit it had a loud screech, 

 which continued most of the time it was on the wing. 



The presence of this and many other birds is accounted 

 for by the very severe droughty conditions now raging over 

 North- Western N.S.W. 



It was on Moolawatana Station that the Neophema splen- 

 dida (female) was recently secured. 



Bird Notes for the Month of May. 



Mr. J. Sutton, of Netherby, a suburb of 'Adelaide, writes— 

 May 6: "Saw six Wood-Swallows {Pseudartamus cpanoptenis) 

 near the South Terrace Croquet Club grounds ; Black-faced 

 Cuckoo-Shrike (Coracina novaeholhnuUae melanops) seen at 

 Netherby — one on the 7th, one on the 14th, four on the 16th, one 

 on the 24th; White-shafted Fantail (Rhipidura ffahelUfera 

 whitei) — one seen at Netherby on the 25th; Pardalotus puncta- 

 tus (Spotted Diamond Bird) — one seen at Netherby on the 

 16th; NinofT hoohook (Mopoke) are about again at Netherby; 

 heard at night on 21st and 22nd, and at 6.25 a.m. on 28th. 



Mr. F. E. Parsons — Taeniopygia castanotis (Chestnut- 

 eared Finch) — observed a nest in a pine tree at Brighton on 

 21st; Flame-breasted Robin {Littlera chrysoptera) — three seen 



